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For
Immediate Release
January 5, 2006 |
Media
Contact:
Kevin Enright
410-576-6357
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CURRAN RECOUPS $3,539,702.99 FOR MARYLAND CONSUMERS
Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran Jr. released today
his Consumer Protection Division statistics for the year 2005.
The Consumer Protection Division provides mediation services to
consumers to help resolve complaints against businesses and health
insurance carriers. In 2005 the Consumer Protection Division received
12,124 complaints from Maryland residents and through its mediation
efforts helped those residents obtain $ 3,539,702.99 in financial
relief.
County |
#
of Complaints |
Relief |
| Allegany
|
98 |
$47,791.32 |
| Anne
Arundel |
1209 |
$138,922.30 |
| Baltimore
City |
1610 |
$365,078.03 |
| Baltimore
|
2366 |
$1,034,757.36 |
| Calvert
|
139 |
$32,804.00 |
| Caroline
|
56 |
$1,254.31 |
| Carroll
|
383 |
$67,728.14 |
| Cecil
|
128 |
$6,928.06 |
| Charles
|
274 |
$131,263.51 |
| Dorchester
|
45 |
$5,696.54 |
| Frederick
|
385 |
$132,511.24 |
| Garrett
|
33 |
$7,675.42 |
| Harford
|
555 |
$69,077.33 |
| Howard
|
606 |
$130,705.28 |
| Kent
County |
38 |
$8,078.46 |
| Montgomery
|
1574 |
$516,792.65 |
| Prince
George’s |
1737 |
$387,473.13 |
| Queen
Anne’s |
70 |
$11,217.07 |
| Saint
Mary’s |
116 |
$82,996.51 |
| Somerset
|
41 |
$4,412.60 |
| Talbot
|
74 |
$157,893.51 |
| Washington
|
346 |
$130,039.91 |
| Wicomico
|
139 |
$63,283.92 |
| Worcester
|
102 |
$5,322.39 |
| Total
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12,124 |
$3,539.702.99 |
To learn more about our Consumer Protection Division or to file
a complaint against a business or health insurance carrier, please
visit our website at www.oag.state.md.us or call us toll free at
1-888-743-0023. The Consumer Protection Division can also provide
information about complaints that have been filed against businesses,
tell you if your new home builder or health club is properly registered
and provide publications to help you make good decisions in the
marketplace.
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